The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-05-06

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Tor governor.
The Illinois Central road is said to
have given Buffalo company the con-
Tract to build steel bridge at Cairo
for So, 500,0 900.
A commission house on South Water
street, Chicago, has received two live
alligators from Mississippi, to be ex-
changed for cash.
James G. Blaine has postponed. his
departure for Europe until June. Mu-
rat Halstead had talk with him III
Chicago on Monday.
Six persons were seriously injured
at Harper's Ferry while tampering
with shell which had been undis-
turbed since the war.
The new mayor of Chicago has
ordered the Withholding of licenses
from nearly $50 saloons already black
listed by the police.
Jefferson Davis has written to the
Calhoun monument committee at
Charleston that he will not be able to
attend the unvelling.
The Queen of the Hawaiian islands
has telegraphed to the authorities OF
Boston her acceptance of the proHered,
hospitality OF that city.
William Dorsheimer denies the ru-
NOR that he saw a letter from Presi-
dent Cleveland declining to be can
didate for second term.
A wealthy citizen of New York left
at the assay Office four bars said to be
worth 49, 900. They proved to be cop
per with thin yellow wash.
A farmer near Lake Benton, Min
nesota, found vein of soft coal three
feet from the surface, and was offered
5000 for an eighty tract.
Joseph Gruenhut, the Chicago So
cialist, has resigned the recordership
of statistics in the health department.,
at salary of 81, 200 per annum.
1t is reported that the st. Paul road
is likely to be extended this year to
Bismarck, and that land for terminal
facilities is now being acquired.
The Russian government forbade
sword of honor to General Boulanger,
for fear of erroneous differences.
Electricity as motive power has
been successfully tested on the Wash
ington avenue road in st. Louis, and
will be adopted at an early date.
Collectors of customs along the At
lantic coast have been ordered to OBJ
tain all information possible at the
hands of masters of flshing-vessels.
A duel at San Luis Potosi between
lieutenant-cOlonel and q musical di-
rector in the Mexican army resulted in
their instant and simultaneous death.
S. ID. Tyler, of Waukesha. cashier
for a coal firm at Milwaukee, is said to
have made good deficit of over 5000,
on condition that he be not prosecuted
The nephew of high official in the
Russian army has been arrested on
suspicion of having informed the Nj
hilists of the movements of the
Gar.
Commissioner Sparks has ordered a
re-survey of the Las Vegas grant in
New Mexico, as only twenty thousand |
acres were set aside for agricultural |
purposes.
A natural-gas company, with CAPT. |
tai of $500, has been organized at st. |
Joseph. Michigan, where boring will |
commence as soon us contractor can |
be found.
The legislature of Ontario, by vote |
of so to %, adopted resolution of |
sympathy with Ireland, and express
ing regret that coercion is about to be |
resOrted to.
The suicide of a citizen of st. |
Petersburg was followed by the dis |
covery that his house was a rendez-
vous for nihilists and contained arms
and dynamite.
The police in New York arrested |
three hundred store keepers and clerks |
on Thursday for sweeping dust into
the street. Each was fined and Sc
vercly lectured.
The failure is announced Of George !
Clark, a millionaire landowner and |
hop-dealer of Springfield, New York.
There are $500, 600 III judgments stand
ing against him.
Leading citizens of st. Paul are or
ganlzing to bring about centennial
celebration of the passage of the con-
gressional ordinance organizing the
northwest territory.
ID. ii. Moffatt, the Denver million
aire, gave library building worth
$25, 900 to his native town, Washing
tonville, New York. The dedication
took place on Monday.
In a photograph gallery at Indian
apolls, by the production OF q loaded
revolver, an officer of the secret SER
vice secured a picture OF James Fox
noted counterfeiter.
The remains of Alexander Mitchell
were laid to rest in Forest Home |
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The funeral procession was the largest |
ever seen in that city.
A special train, carrying the Kansas
board of railroad assessors, was
thrown down an embankment near
Horton. Each member of the party |
received some injury.
a revival meeting commenced OH |
Sunday at Minneapolis by Sam Jones
and Sam Small attracted a 'congrega-
tion which the Exposition building |
could not accommodate.
The distillers of Kentucky are or
ganizing for absolute control of the |
production of whisky from May l. The
output OF the past year has been only
40 per cent. of the capacity.
The common council of Detroit,
Wisconsin, fixed the price of a COM
bined wholesale and retail liquor Ii
cense Mt 800. Twenty applicants were
accommodated at that rate.
At a meeting held in Kalamazoo to
raise funds for q building for the |
Young Mems Christian association,
Senator Stockbridge and another citi-
zen subscribed $4,000 each.
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